Victims from the Colorado theater shooting

The names and stories from the 12 people who have died in the Aurora, Colo. shooting early on July 20.

Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6, was killed in the theater shooting in Aurora.

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John Blunk was killed in the Colorado theater killing.

Alex Teves' father, Tom Teves, told ABC News that his son had blocked his girlfriend from a bullet when he was shot and killed. Teves was a graduate of Desert Vista High School in Tempe, Ariz. and was attending the University of Denver graduate school. Teves' father said he had "a heart of gold."

Jesse Childress was injured in the Colorado theater shooting and died at the hospital.

Gordon W. Cowden, 51, was killed in the Colorado theater shooting.

AJ Boik was confirmed to be one of those killed in the Colorado theater shooting.

Rebecca Ann Wingo, 32, was one of the people killed int he Colorado theater shooting.

Petty Officer 3rd Class John Larimer.

Alex Sullivan was identified as one of the victims in the Aurora theater shooting.

Micayla Medek was killed in the Aurora, Colo. theater shooting.

Matt McQuinn was attempting to provide cover for his girlfriend, Samantha Yowler, when he was hit, a family spokesman said.

Jessica Ghawi was one of the 12 people killed in the mass shooting in a Colorado theater Friday. A journalist and blogger in her mid-20s who also went by the name Jessica Redfield. She barely missed a deadly Toronto shooting last month.